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Currierite

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Currierite

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Description
Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Rare currierite in fibrous crystals on matrix with minor magnesiokoritnigite. 

References:

Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Nash, B., Dini, M. and Molina Donoso, A.A. (2016): Currierite, IMA 2016-030. CNMNC Newsletter No. 32, August 2016, page 920; Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 915–922

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Currierite

Formula: 
Na4Ca3MgAl4(AsO3OH)12·9H2O
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile